Sending Webhook to Slack from Jira

Question

I have been sending the description field, using Jira automation via a webhook from Jira to Slack channel. But the problem I have noticed is that when a url is in the description field, using {{issue.description}} in the automation passes BOTH the link address and the text address.

So in my slack channel shows both. Ex:

Please click here: [https://www.something.com/path/Q013R29S6VEG7V%7Chttps://www.something.com/path/Q013R29S6VEG7V]

Instead of

Please click here: [https://www.something.com/path/Q013R29S6VEG7V]

Is there a way to strip out just the url or JUST pass the url and not both displayed txt and url? like {{issue.description.toString()}} or something (which doesn't work).

Thanks.

Or even how I would call the URL field (which I can populate automatically if needed) in the jira automation {{issue.URL}} ??

Daniel Eads · Accepted Answer

Hi @Mark Trochym ,

Good observation! The formatting inside Jira Description and Comment blocks can render oddly when passed along to Slack. You could try using the text function to have Automation strip out the Jira-side rendering before it sends the message through - as you noted, this is pretty much like toString(). Calling .text on the smart value should do the trick:

Please click here: {{issue.description.text}}

There's a list of functions you can call on smart values documented here , although .text isn't listed. I have used .text in other places successfully!

Cheers,
Daniel